Barcelona vs Man City: BAR 3-3 MCI, Mahrez scores 98th-minute equaliser in friendly against Barca at Spotify Camp Nou, Watch Barcelona vs Manchester City HIGHLIGHTS

Scorers: Aubameyang 29′, De Jong 66′, Memphis 79′; Álvarez 21′, Palmer 70′, Mahrez pen 98′

The game was held in support of ALS research at the Luzón Foundation but it was some charitable goalkeeping which gifted the travelling side the opener when Iñaki Peña dropped the ball at the feet of Julián Álvarez to knock in the easiest goal of his young career so far.

That came after Franck Kessié had hit the post for Barcelona, although they didn’t trail for long as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the club an indication of what they could be missing if he is sold before the transfer window closes.

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He blasted in a volley at the back post by squeezing it past Stefan Ortega, who like Peña earlier, will have left that he could have also been better to prevent that strike.

But there was nothing that could be done on the goalkeeping front on 66 minutes for the goal which put Barcelona in front as Kevin De Bruyne was the guilty party, his slack pass on the edge of his own box losing possession and allowing Frenkie de Jong to force the ball home in the ensuing scramble.

That lead lasted just four minutes though before Cole Palmer tapped home from close range after good work by Riyad Mahrez and João Cancelo down the right.

But with 10 minutes remaining, Barcelona thought they had sent the majority of the 91,062 fans home happy when Memphis was picked out unmarked in the centre of the area to divert in Sergi Roberto’s cross, only for a dubious 98th minute penalty award which allowed Mahrez to secure a share of the spoils in the six-goal thriller.